Means for taking outgoing printed records



Dec. 1, 1.931. R. HOOVER ET AL MANS FOR TAKING- OUTGOING PRINTED RECORDS man.

, Patented Dec. 1, 1931 f vs,11n.'rrs PATENT OFFICE B1 n oovER, or NORTH rmiINr-IEED, NEW JERSEY; AND ROBERT r. Dinxns, or JAMAICA, NEW Yonx, AssiGNons To .THE WESTERN UNioN TELEGRArncoMPiiN-Y,

poses, especially Where the transmission is,1 of

ItilfEilfr YORK MEAN S VVFOR ".IZaiKZIIIH'Jl'V OUTGOING-t PRINTED RECORDS .Application led; April 23;

This -invention, relatesto a multiplex print-v ingteleglaphi system. Heretofore, in. multipieg J telegraph l transmitting systems it. has y notbeen tliecustomary:practice to. produce an Hou'tgoingprinted record, at the. receiving `sta.-

tion; f thek signals transmitted .to the y telegraplsi;line.,`r However, incertain types` of business Suche .printed recordV 0f Outgomg messages isl desirableY for, monitorial. pursuch nature that a transmittederror should be; Corrected promptlyA after its Occurrence, aS,` 1501.-', instance,A in; .the transmission :of trans.- actions and quotations of stocksvand" other Accordingly, one `ont theobjectsVK ofthe present invention is toprovide in a multiplex sys, tem-aprinted .recordV at the.l transmitting sta f tionofthe-signalstransmitted .over-the telef; grnphline.

Anmoref speci-fic robject vis .to provide means responsive to tlieunultiplex signals beingr transmitted, for simultaneously distributing thvemqtoVK the-selecting apparatusof printing mechanism. ,at theL transmittingstation, With.-

oli-t1 theriise. oigan ,added :synchronous device.

V-Oiilier` obj ects. and advantagesfof ,the invention Awill ;,ap,pearfrom the. Yfollowing description and ,claims taken inv connection; with tlie .aesempanyiig-drawing.n

In accordance, .with ,ouriiivention,` We pro-v. vide i a transmitting ydistributor -h-avingfthe uSual sending-rings" for ltransmission-to the Ouitgpug lines, .and-,1in addition; We provide al sety of v outgoing record y.rings upon which,

themarlring and. spacing signals: correspond'- ing ,toftheitransmitted 4signals are set up and distributed ,tothe seleeting mechanism of -a printing. apparatus rto provide an outgoingprinted record simultaneously lwith the ,transmissionlof thel signals :to the line.y Local ringsyare also provided, 4Which serves the tYuOOldifimction of controlli-ngthe setting up of the signa-l geombinations` on the sendj ing rings-.and 'operatingthe printer `magnets-- ofthe outgoing record printers.

' The invention will be lmore fully-.described inconnection. with the accompanying ydraw-` ing, lvvhicliif is aidijagraminatic y View of 5a multiplexhtransmitting ,apparatus and the asso- 1930.' Serial No. 446,631.

ciated mechanism for obtaining al printed outgoing record.

The transmitting distributor comprises a` pair ot'y sendingrings, a pair ofi outgoing record rings, and a pair or' local rings, the

distributor being arranged for two'channelr n 1,t o 12. Segments 1 to 6 are connected'by a group ofconductors 32 tothe ,contact tongues 33 of'a tape transmitter 3415er, operating into channel A"ot"tlie multiplex system. Segments 7 to 12 are similarly associated' through a group or' conductors 35 with a tape transmitter 36 operating into channel".' he tape transmitters serve to set up on the sending segments, combinations ot positive and negative battery in accordance With aperinutation code for transmissionto the outgoingline. The tape trans-l mitters may be ot ythe type shown inl Patent Number 1,298,440 to lt. Benjamin, granted March 5., 1919. The solid sending ring is 'connected by a conductor 37fto the Wind# ing of apolarized transmitting rela-y 38 for. repeating the signals'into a duplex line L..

The outgoing record rings comprise a solid ringr39 anda segmented ring 40. The solid ring 39l isy connected by a conductor L12to theA tongue 43 Ot' a polarized relay 44, the Winding '215 otwhich has one termin-al connected to the solid ksending ring 30, and the opposite terminal grounded. 'lhe contacts a and b of the relay 44 are connected respectively to a source of positive potentialfand toground. The ring has thirtyfsix Segments arranged so that every thirdsegment, beginning with the second segment,` comes opposite the vmiddle third of the segments otsending ring 31, and vthese segmentsy are connectedto a group of conductors 1 to 12'.' Conductors 1 to 6 are cabled and terminate respectively at one end of thc windingsof,

ingV the transmissionof'signalsover channel lio the windings of the printer selecting mag netsoi the outgoing record B channel printer 48. Theopposite ends of each vof the windings of the selecting magnets of the B channel printer arel grounded at 49.

' TheA local ringscomprisea solid ring '5l'd connected to a source of positive potentiahw and a segmented ring .5 2 having twentyfiiour segments. rSegments 2,3 and 4 are connected by a conductor 53 to the operating magnet 54 of the B channel tape transmitter 36 and segments 14, landil are'conn'ected, 1

by a conductor V55 to the operating magnet 56 of the A channel tape 'transmitter Y34.y The opposite terminals of the magnets 54,. and 56 -are grounded. Segment trofl ring- 52 is connectedV by a conductor B 4to the printer magnet '5T of the B channel printer 48 and segment '17 is connected by a conductor ."Afto'the printer magnet 58 of the A channel printe'r'f46," T he'sending rings and localV ringsfare each providedflwith brushes b1, t2

and bt,respectively, adapted to be' operated yin unison over their respective ringsbyya phonic wheel, the lield windings Vofrjwhich 'r are shownat 60, controlled through a driving fork 6l`in vthe usual manner..

As is common in multiplex operation, the' polarity of the marking and'spacing seg# 4ments of channel A is opposite 'y from that of channel B and as the circuit is arranged iii the drawing, negative potential is employed as the marking' current 'of channel A, and positive battery vas the marking current of channel B Accordingly, Vdur#V A, the tongue 43 ofthe outgoing record relay 44 Irlvesto'the'contact'y b, to ground the relay tongue'm response to marking'sigthe signals over channelV A, the spacing signals" are set up on Vthe receiving rings by' applying aground thereto through the relay 44V tocomplete the circuit from the positive source of potential 4,7 through the windings ofthe' selecting magnets of the-printer 46,

and during the transmission of signals'over cha.nnel`B the lmarking signals are set up o'n thereceiving 'rings byl applying positive potential thereto to complete ythe circuit through the selecting magnets of printer 48 to thev ground 49. l

Consequently brush b1 passes over' the sending segments, the marking and spacing sig# nals are transmittedV to the line throughv reg' lay 38 and simultanenouslyY corresponding marking and"` spacing signals are setf up Von the segments of the outgoingrecord ring by the relay 44 to operate the outgoing record printers. A printed record is thus produced.

which may bev checked for errors and the same ksion thereof. K Y l n 'The local rings control the operation of the printer -magnets of the A channel printer corrected promptly following the transmis-- 46 during the timel that the code combinations Y ot the B channel' printer, andfvice versa and similarly 'controlthe' operationfr ot the printer magnet 57 or' thetB channel printer while the succeeding code combination is be' ing set up on th'etA channel printer.

It is obvious that various Vother arrange--V ments may be providedtor accomplishingthe function of the present invention without dez-fv partingfroin the invention. For instance, i-'ny f are being Vset up on' the selecting mechani'sin place of'oper'ating theloutgoing record relay- 44 directly from thesending ring '30,it might be insertedl in the' artilicial line'AL of the@ duplex setj''lherefore, we do notdesiretou,

befiimited tothe leract details shown and describedefxcept as required by the appended v v 9a( claim-s. lVhat we claim is: Y Y

l.- AIn aY multiplex telegraph system,a trans#z mittingstation, a rotary distributor disposed at'said station, aplurality ofchannel trans-l mitters for said distributor, a linearranged for duplex` operation, an outgoingrecord printing' mechanism at each station foreach' of said "channel'transmitters, means for trans'- -mitting signals simultanenously over saidline in opposite directions and means for operati-L ing each of said printers-in accordance -with but independently of signals transmitted over said line by said rotary distributor.v

2. lIna' nr'iultipleir'v telegraph system, a transmitting station,'a rotary distributor' disposed at said station having sending'ringsand outgoing record rings, a pluralityljof channel transmitters'for said distributor, aline ar-Vv ranged or duplex operation, an outgoing record printing mechanismat said stationv for eachotsaid channel transmitters, means for transmitting 4 signals y'simultaneously over said line-in opposite'directions and afrelay responsive tosignals transmitted by said sending ringsV for lsetting up corresponding signals` on the 'outgoing "record rings, V-said relay being 'unresponsive to signals received over'said line, yand means forl distributing signalsrfrom lsaid outgoing'record rings to cachot said lprinting mechanisms.'

f 8'. In amultiplex telegraph system, a distributor havingl sending'rings and outgoing record rings,v means .for setting up'marking and spacing signal ycombinations r on `said sending rings for a plurality of channels, the markingsignals of adjacent channels Vbeing of opposite polarity, a printingA apparatus forA eachchannel, means `for setting up" 'eachof saidma'rking signals on said outgoing record rings for distribution -to said printing apparatus, a duplexed line and means for simultaneously transmitting said signals to said line, said printing apparatus being unresponsive to signals received over said line.

4. In a multiplex telegraph system, a rotary distributor having sending rings, outgoing record rings and local rings, means for setting up signal combinations on said sending rings corresponding to a plurality of multiplex channels, means for a plying said signals to said outgoing recorcFrings, a duplex line associated with said sending rings, a plurality of printing mechanisms associated with said outgoing record rings whereby signals are simultanenously transmitted to said line and to said printing mechanisms and means comprising segments of said local ring for operating said printing mechanism o one channel While signals of another channel are being distributed to another of said printing mechanisms.

In testimony whereof We alix our signatures.

RAY HOOVER. ROBERT F. DIRKES. 

